OK, found it. I had a little time to poke around, and all my crashing apps were leading back to libfreetype6 if I checked a backtrace under gdb. There is a newer version available, and all is well again.
Good thing too, because I *really* detest booting into Windows just to use a web browser. :P Tim -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

